Ensure Prominent Display of Healthcare Service Rates at Clinical Establishments: Centre to States
The ministry said clear price displays will help patients compare costs and reduce billing disputes, while hospitals must also post package rates for foreign patients.
- On Monday, the Union Health Ministry directed States and Union Territories to ensure hospitals prominently display treatment rates, aiming to enhance transparency and help patients plan healthcare spending.
- Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava urged the 19 states and Union Territories that have implemented the Clinical Establishments Act to enforce Section 9, which mandates clear disclosure of service charges.
- Hospitals must display this information in both English and the local language, while also disclosing package rates for foreign patients visiting India on medical or Ayush visas.
- Publicizing charges helps patients make informed decisions and reduces billing disputes while building greater trust in the healthcare system, the Ministry stated.
- Activists have raised concerns about rising costs driven by corporate hospital profits, vertical integration, and significant markups on medicines, calling for increased government scrutiny.
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Centre Urges States/UTs to Ensure Prominent Display of Healthcare Service Rates at Clinical Establishments
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Emphasising the importance of transparency in healthcare pricing, the Union Health Secretary noted that the conspicuous display of rates would help patients and their families understand the likely cost of treatment, make informed healthcare decisions and plan their medical expenditure. Greater transparency would also help minimise avoidable confusion and billing-related disputes, while foste…
Display rates of healthcare services prominently, Centre tells States
Clearly visible display will enable patients to take informed decisions, build trust, prevent billing-related disputes; Health Ministry also urges clinical establishments to display package rates for international patients visiting India on medical and Ayush visas
Hospitals must display treatment charges: Centre to states, UTs
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday, October 12, asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure that clinical establishments prominently display the rates charged for healthcare services and facilities, in a move aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and patient-centric healthcare delivery. In a letter addressed to Chief Secretaries … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, En…
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